news to us that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on dw, the . this is be the news coming to live from berlin us present. joe biden says, ukraine is not ready for nato membership. that comment comes as binding arrives in europe, a head of an annual native summit where our leaders are also set to debate. providing ukraine with cluster means of munitions. also coming up, stabbing at a kindergarten shots. china is kwan don't province. 3 children,

the reported dead and police have made an arrest or bring you the latest. plus they say slow and steady, wins the race and here's proof for the we bring you the final results from the world's meal racing championships and watch some legless athletes. streak across the finish line, the l. o m. terry martin, good. heavy with us. lithuanians. capital is preparing to host a historic nato summit. its most high profiles, ever since joining the alliance fighter fighter jets will patrol lithuanian skies during the event which comes as native is carrying out its biggest revamp of depend

its plans and decades. heads of states started arriving in vilnius for the event which will focus on ensuring support for ukraine. during the course of the to day summit that kicks off on tuesday, germany is expected to make a new announcement on weapons deliveries. later today, nato secretary general. yeah. and spelled and back who's term was recently renewed for another 5 years. will hold a joint press conference with with when it's pressed. or more now i'm joined by our brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena who's covering the summit. alexander, in just a few moments, nato secretary general, you installed magazoo, deliver joints address with lithuania. is president, good? ton is now said uh, what can we expect from that? so i would say we can expect them to speak about the deliverables of this assignment. of course, uh the topic here is how need to could ramp up it's support for ukraine. but it's

also about the new defense plants that's a need to leaders are expect here to approve of the 1st defense plants that so nato is now working on since the end of the cold war. and it's all about protecting the eastern slang protecting, defending tomato territory in case of a russian attack. and of course, it is very important for countries on this eastern flank among them. the host of this summits lisa in. yeah, and they share a board with russia, russian and clave cleaning grad. they share a border with the la ruth, so they are concerned about the situation there. and that is why for them those new defense plans that will detail how the alliance is going to defend it stood or tory with what capabilities. this is very important for lisa in the us present terabyte and says ukraine is not yet ready to join nato. but during the summit,

possible security guarantees for ukraine will be discussed what sort of guarantees are we talking about, etc. so well, those will be probably security assurances. we know that to major allies or working behind closed doors on them. it's nothing that has anything directly to do with the alliance itself. we are talking here about you asked the u. k. friends in germany who would be then providing ukraine with such security assurances on an individual by a literal basis. and this is nothing that we should confuse with nato's article 5, no saying that old elyse would come to the defense of one of them. it's more about showing q crane that the u, as the u. k. friends in germany would continue to provide them with weapons. they need to defend themselves,

that they would continue to provide them with the training of their soldiers with that they would share intelligence with them. so this is nothing that would have to do with the potential ne, to pass or pass through nato membership is more about by a letter of security assurances that could be discussed here on the sidelines of the summit. ok, another important topic for that summit. sweden's nato membership bid is expected to be discussed there in the coming days. turkey has been blocking suite and joining nato. can we expect a breakthrough in vilnius? well, terry, this is a $1000000.00 question here. of course and officials are telling us that they are confident that will be some movement and that's suite and finally eventually will join the alliance. but are we going to see a break? so here, nobody really seems to know that we know that president at one spoke over the phone

with us president joe biden, and they spoke about the sweden and to the torque is located truck is located of sweden's membership. they also talk about the turkish wish to buy f 16 fighter jets from the us and they acknowledge for the 1st time sort of that those 2 issues are connected. but we will see how it all turns out to you and whether we will see any, anything in the, in kind of a break to. and that's another full agenda for the nato summit course. we've been following that very closely. alexandra, thank you very much. our brussels be a cheap alexander phenomena. while ukraine says a russian attack on a residential area in a town, in the, in, in the zap ratio region of ukraine has killed 4 people and wounded 11 others. the regions ukrainian government said governor said the attack hit a humanitarian aid distribution point near the front line that killed 3 women and a man according to the governor. ukraine shared pictures of the debris,

which it said resulted from a russian guided aerial bom, that struck a school where residents were collecting aid prussia denies deliberately targeting civilians. let's bring in our corresponded in key of nit conway. here for more, nick, what can you tell us about this latest rushing their strong this was in the town voice of which is pretty close. the front lines just south of the regional capital is up. what is it? it's a matter of it doesn't know. so it comes as to the front positions of the credit, the only way a lot of that kind of most intense fighting is going on right now. the scenario that often comes on the fire, we believe from the emergency services only around there that that figure in terms of food f might still arise. more people still believe to be under the rubble. and these guided emblems, really all a real issue in this part of the country, especially because they allow russian fi strip to stay further away from the danger

of ukraine's anti aircraft systems and send these very lethal weapons in which all basic and old school gravity boom with the kids attached with basically wings attach that allows it to glide over quite some distance, and these are just much heavier weapons, much heavier will head than most of the systems that would normally be used in this situation. so we think on time again, real serious and casualties. when it comes to a manager in age, most the place you go in that part of the country. they keep the location secret till the last moment because any grouping of people, any kind of crowd that is seen by drones, of a head to meet the attract attention. and often it is that kind of attention that kind of attacks who this is a very, very dangerous situation for students to be. well, it's one more reason why ukraine wants nato membership, but present it so landscape knows he's not likely to get that at this week's nato's summit in vilnius nic and instead. so as he says he's looking for the best possible result from that summit. what exactly does he expect? next? i think we're all guessing,

and i'm pretty sure he even ukraine's government hasn't finally understood what it is. it's going to be offered. we heard about these potential israel style scripts guarantees, which crucially doesn't involve us throughout the nature of countries. putting that troops on the line will they commit to the us, at least them out to do, would be to provide weapons and basically, just to go and financial support. i'm, i think realistically the beginning of it wasn't expecting any may to a membership while the school continues, but they were expecting the career commitments to membership as soon as the war, its current phase is over. and now i think they're worried that this kind of security guarantee is going to be basically a kind of small assault kind of compensation that would then be used to kind of kick the topic of full nature membership down the line long enough. and potentially the fairly soon you can, once the bombs don't fully ok of the facility and the council entirety with you, ukraine will decrease in those countries that alone, being skeptical about extending those guarantees. 2 grand would then use that as an option to kind of block full nature membership from understand that present

zalinski has been talking about progress that his forces had been making in the counter offensive against russia. go more. can you tell us about that next as well? suddenly ukraine has taken a 100 fact. i'm so tired treat in recent weeks and by some estimates that's more than the russians able take over the whole of the winter. but it is very different going because you can always now facing mind feels that the russians of life are very kind of heavily engineered defense lines that allow the russians to really dig in sits in and to kind of, you know, make it very difficult for the credit is to go into a fence and that's where those plus the problems that the us and now promise come in. they, if you listen to the ukraine, alice would be crucial in attacking on the vehicles on the russian side, but also groups of russian soldiers. and crucially, they are available in very large numbers in those american also in contrast to conventional nations that are running dangerously low and weights really proving very difficult to up the production in any kind of, you know, short term scales of kind of logistics. so that is the hope that once these us

cluster munitions, it all very controversial, especially once they arrive in the front lines. it will be more realistic for ukraine to push for and to actually start sending those russian front lines backend, causing the kind of a chaotic seems to be so last thoughts. and when the russians have to basically escape free from kind of thrown into thoughts of how can we to nick, thank you very much for now. our corresponded into a nic only as well. your credit is leadership has called for patience as it's counter offensive. makes little progress against a dog in russian front. t of hasn't been able to announce any major butterfield victories since it began the spring, but it says, every square kilometer is worth the funding for. the ukraine launched at the spring offensive in june, after months of anticipation. but so far gains have been modest, even president below them, there is a lensky, has acknowledged that the counter offensive has been slower than many had hoped.

this was the millions. everything is easy. that sets and difficulties because 1st of all, along his mind that we would like to be making bigger gains. that's smaller than what we have on these case. a look at ukraine's geography helps to explain why. for months, the front line has been largely and changed. its thought ukrainian forces would try to push through russian lines in the south and east. one of the areas that has seen heavy fighting is around the southern town of or a cave. as satellite imagery show, the land is mostly patchwork fields. and those fields are flat, huh. which poses specific risks for ukrainian forces trying to retake the land. it means having to cross open fields which have been heavily mind and which are exposed to a fire from the air, as well as from russian troops hiding behind the tree lines. and beyond those open

fields, ukrainians are encountering elaborate man made trench defenses that the russian forces had months to build. the defenders also had time to put up so called dragon's teeth to stop tanks. then there's the learning curve of in military experts say russia has picked up from its mistakes earlier in the war and does adjusted its tactics to the conditions on the battlefield. still, analysts say ukraine's counter offensive is capable of making progress despite the unforgiving terrain. but it will take time well, for more we can talk to justin crump t's military analyst and c e o of the strategic advisory firm. satellite, thanks for being with us. now ukraine says it's recaptured 14 square kilometers from russian forces that have captured that much last week. what does that tell you about the progress that ukrainian troops are making in their counter offensive?

i mean, it is. it is slow though of a point out that's a foster, right? recovery of temperature, it's not symmetric. the masses to you, the russia itself manage during it's a winter offensive. but i think that's the wrong metric to look out here. and as you just show you in the report, i mean there's an extensive focus on all tillery, on breaking to defenses. and there's a lot of things happening that more important than the changing control of the terrain. so actually that the wiring down and russian artillery, i munition, the wearing down the russian all tennessee capability. there's a lot of things happening in the field of electronic bulls that particularly against drugs saved in the huge fact i'm about to build. so i think the progress alone is not the end you mentioned. i think looking at those other factors, you can kind of see whether or not ukraine is succeed in this certainly making progress as let's do step much slow and then like i loved to practice and the russians from to this point, they haven't been able to do that they all wearing down the russians in many places . no. okay, well, putting those metrics together. i mean however you,

you measure it. do you feel that the way that the counter offensive is moving now suggests that it, that you crank and ultimately achieve its pains at this rate of progress as it can ultimately i think the many perhaps had before that this would be a sort of crushing blow oh, in the south the russians would come along, contact i think, is obviously proven to be false. that was a very aspirational hope at the best of times. but i think now again, it just depends on ukraine being able to keep up the rates before they change and the balance of mich equipment quite a lot. there are some reports to suggest that you try not to now has more tanks and russia has to this time in history setting, you know, proration level. and if you look at some of the very old equipment brushes rolling out that, that supports that, this are actually about 10 or equipment. we're watching cassidy and not stephanie way ukraine. it's like us to just put some re some weeks to try and change that. a

previous book, hundreds of russian autism rate back in ukraine's favor. i think what we've seen in this board with the search rate and you have in the south, you know, it's hillary, it is really, really essential. it is definitely winning operational movements. it's not the war itself, and of course, buying the lines or serve, reducing russian logistics abuse and russian supplies by munition. the ability to bring forward, sped barrels, new equipment that old place onto this. so it's a very complex picture. and ukraine's go to get ahold of that, right. but in anything we're at a point we can say that you credit is failed or that you framer, and that's the way it. and i think it's so very much in the balance for a slow and steady operation. this week, ukraine's allies are convening at the nato summit in lithuania. what decisions if any, could be made there to help ukraine when this war a soviet tomorrow? and we said before the program, the, the key effective events in russia a couple of weeks ago with provision is the fact that now the russians,

i think of last summer, all the cranes always have gained some are all whatever happened with all of the actual um, going on behind the scenes with the attempt to meet me, i think most importantly west and back because of ukraine and probably increase the result quite a lot. we've seen that all the way with turkey, taking it from a line with russia in recent days. and i think you'll see that the summit as well. um let's discuss before they think it's possible if you're trying to join nicer during this complex. i think not scottsbroom realms of likelihood. but of course you tried looking for support, looking for a long time roots and ha, and something like that to come out of the summit, plus, of course continued commitment to the site that ukraine is undertaking. and i think if we hadn't had events in rusher a couple of weeks ago, the way they were there might have been a bit more doubts at this conference. i think now there's gonna be a lot more positivity and also from nature as i'm thinking ahead about what happens off to this complex, what is russia looked like in the future? what else might be a lines have to think about? and that might add some effort really to efforts to just sort out new tires when

she come onto the east, which we're seeing. some moves towards germany, of course, is as increases commitment the, the mental states of the commitment has changed. be about defensive eastern europe . we're look for more not domain as well to see if the military planning of boxes, in line with the strategic plan. we sort of madrid last year, justin and thank you very much. as always, that was military analyst and strategic advisor. justin crow. so let's catch up on a few other stories for you right now. the u. n says that sedan is on the brink of a full scale civil war that could be stabilize the entire region. witnesses report more air strikes and machine gun bottles a day after an air strike killed. 22 civilians in the city of on demand. egypt is due to host de escalation talks for so then beginning on thursday, thousands of taken to the streets in haiti's capital port of prince calling for an

end to gang violence and the humanitarian crisis. in the caribbean nation un secretary general antonio guitars has called for an international force to help 80 police restore security. at least one person has been killed in floods in the united states. heavy rain has found in the states of new york in pennsylvania. the weather service has worn to possibly catastrophic flash flooding on monday and is urging people to seek high ground at least 15 people have been killed in floods and land slides triggered but monsoon rains in northern india and the dental pores have submersed roads in the capital daily and authorities of order schools to close forecast or say more rain is on the way the high streets are. the northern speed of these is overflowing what to have and did homes. and so i

did locate them pretty heavy rains and flats have disrupted life here. rescues, i bring the best to bring people to safety a lot the coffee cut out ahead of the party. the situation is very bad. it has been reading heavy for the past. the the temple here is a tourist part, but the water has got in the opposite of a bed used to be too low. but the water level has visa rules already to hey, you honestly, it's hot. so need you had 9 slides have also blocked 2 routes. many have been crushed on the debris from team to part of these to issue 50 notes in the theater party on the heavy down force have truck life to us dunston old. what the hell of the the medical conditions on very bad. i took a customer to the border and my baker was completely so much,

2 or 3 others were also under water. in the cafeteria, new debbie, the heaviest streams can for decades have cost pipes big damage linked to climate change. since the month on fees and begin more than half a $1000000.00 people in india hopping affected and many thousands displeased. 6 people including 3 children, have been killed in an attack of a kindergarten in southeastern china. police in the city of young john in china is going on providence. the rest of the 25 year old man suspected of carrying out the knife of attack. officials say one teacher and 2 parents were also among the dead. corresponded probably on christ. bob has more, it was a tech happened this morning local time in the southern province of glen dawn, and a 6 persons have been killed among them, both adults and children. and we know that the uh, tech uh, the suspected

a tech has a 25 year old man who has already been detained. as for other details, it's really very difficult at this point to um, independently verify them because the police will not talk to media. they only refer to the official and you send out by the government owned and use agency, san juan. and any independent reporting local and by local media has been sent. so it's so the censorship is quite a strong. why also because it's a very emotional topic here, it's on social media, this was the number one discussed issue today. and many users have been calling for death, a sentence for the suspected a tech a and well actually i'm a gun loss and also public security is very strict and those incidents do not happen very often. but sometimes they do. and many schools in recent years have um for example, we acted by installing gates and fences and um, yeah, the security gates and sometimes even security personal in front of schools and kindergartens, which also make sure that no um, an authorized person. uh,

people including parents will not enter the premises. the intent is day 7 of wimbleton saw plenty of action and once more politics played a role at the all england club after russian and beverly, some players were band last year. they are back but ongoing tensions surrounding handshakes with ukranian. players have resurfaced for a week and a wimbledon, the competition, and whether or halting up top women's play eager should be on take struggle to win the game, spill in dimensions. the world number one saved too much points going to close run, come test on center court. it's the 1st time to publish play. it has made it past the 4th round that window to the next highest rank remaining play a is jessica pic eula. the world number 4 has now completed the full set of grand slam singles quotes of finals, often looking out for ukraine's messy at suit income. but suppose compatriots,

elena submit to lena caps, ukrainian title hopes to live in a match that swung back and forth over 3 sets and ended in a tight tie break. she came out on top the weld numbers, $76.00 beats bell, rushing to victoria as of ink and one small decline defense shake from her opponents, holding on tournaments organizes to release his statements to stave off the questioning. until um, russian troops are out of the prime and we the come and we take a back our 3rd, there's not gonna shake hands. so i have clear statements. so i don't know how locally i, i can be, you know, how's that income also seems tired of the debates of to being booed by the crowd. the, what, what can i say about the grow?

well, there is nothing to say she, she doesn't want to shake hands with russian ball, the russian people. and i respected her decision. i did what, what, what should i have done? stayed and waited. like, i mean it's is there's, there's no thing that i could do that that would have been right. so i just did what i thought was respectful towards her decision for switching the end of the journey as i'm seated on the dog continues into the cause of finals, perhaps with fewer questions, but a tough task in the form of opponents. because to be on to so if you're one of those people who feels the world is moving too fast, this might be the spectator sport for you. more than $200.00 racers slugged it out of the annual world snail racing championships. that took place in a small village in eastern england. needless to say, there was no need for a photo finish. it's the growing prius nile racing. the column in norfolk england has hosted the snail racing

well championship since the sixty's. it's a full stop to some races, but once snail slid it into the slime night early on, blink. and she was mentioned number 14, leaving the other races, locking it out for 2nd place. it's no, it's a tight trace and there's no need for us. no, no replay as the my team, all those slides across the finish line. 7 minutes, 24 seconds when an easy didn't break any records on like okay, let's see. and how old are you? oh, good. try. good. try though. no racing history. 5 victory leaving coach left to you last for was very, very happy. we have been looking off the old guy in the heat have we?

we've given up. it's a full time hosses felice to keep home all ready for her. right. as it hasn't been . and you're very happy on yours. at 4 years old. this tiny tray now has plenty of time to come out of her shell in time for the next world championships. and you're up to date it go after it goes up next with a report on how hydroponics farming is making a splash in the area to an issue. i'm terry martin for me and all of us here dw, there's thanks for watching the

eco as a super hero, as an environmental is only in a sub binder. and then it's truly cleaning things up here. we take a look at his mission brings in here and why he should be emulated here,

man exclusive eco for to the dublin office. all and as we are in the military is being modernized, japanese young, aren't interested in the service, the recruits on d, w, the i love. i've loved her since the beginning because of her character because of her

courage and how she thinks most rain. so today, vice mother annoyed for nearly 4 decades. she's for peace for me, for brace of freedoms in your home, then the run, in spite of fall very trifles, our children should not inherit science from us. the an income. if you look into the nice thoughts, july 29th on w, the this planet needs protecting. it's the only one we have. and that's why we have collected a bunch of is firing environmental stories for you.